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Adviser Profile

As of Date 06/28/2024
Adviser Type - Large advisory firm
- Outside the United States
- An investment adviser (or subadviser) to an investment company
Number of Employees 193 -0.52%
of those in investment advisory functions 59 -7.81%
Registration SEC, Approved, 9/19/2005
AUM* 29,217,205,919 -3.73%
of that, discretionary 29,217,205,919 -3.73%
Private Fund GAV* 20,856,777,257 17.54%
Avg Account Size 730,430,148 -3.73%
% High Net Worth 3.39% 100.00%
SMA’s No
Private Funds 24 1
Contact Info 011 xxxxxxx
Websites

Client Types

- Investment companies
- Pooled investment vehicles
- Other

Advisory Activities

- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses

Compensation Arrangments

- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

Recent News

Reported AUM

Discretionary
Non-discretionary
30B 26B 22B 17B 13B 9B 4B
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Private Funds



Employees

Private Funds Structure

Fund Type Count GAV
Fund TypeHedge Fund Count24 GAV$20,856,777,257

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Brochure Summary

Overview

A. Firm Description. Polar Capital LLP (“Polar Capital”) is an investment management firm located in London, United Kingdom. Polar Capital does not have an office in the United States. The firm is a limited liability partnership formed under the laws of England and Wales, Company No. 4053690. Polar Capital is subsidiary of Polar Capital Partners Limited (“Polar Capital Limited”), which is a subsidiary of Polar Capital Holdings PLC, a public company whose shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange (“Polar Holdings”). Approximately eighteen percent of the equity interests of Polar Holdings is held by directors, management and employees of Polar Holdings and its subsidiary companies, including Polar Capital. Polar Capital is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom. Polar Capital was established in 2000 and has been registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) since September 19, 2005. Polar Capital’s affiliates include: Polar Capital (America) Corporation in Darien, Connecticut (“Polar America”), which is also registered with the SEC as an investment adviser; Polar Capital (Europe) SAS in Paris, France, is registered as an AIFM with the AMF – of which there are two branch offices in Spain and Germany; Phaeacian Partners LLC in El Segundo, California, (“Phaeacian Partners”), which is also registered with the SEC as an investment adviser (inactive); Polar Capital Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is a subsidiary of Polar Capital (America) Corporation; and, Polar Capital (Switzerland) AG, authorised by FINMA in Switzerland. B. Advisory Services. Polar Capital primarily offers fundamental research driven investment advisory services to professional and institutional investors through a range of geographic and sector investment funds which it offers and manages (“Polar Funds”) and managed accounts. Polar Capital provides primarily investment supervisory services, but also provides investment advice not involving supervisory services. Interests in certain of the Polar Funds are offered to certain pre-qualified U.S. persons who must be “Qualified Purchasers” as defined by Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act. Such offerings are made only in private placements pursuant to exemptions under the Investment Company Act and the Securities Act of 1933. Each Polar Fund itself is a Qualified Purchaser. This Brochure describes only those Polar Funds that have or are being offered to U.S. investors, or that Polar Capital expects to offer to U.S. investors in private placements during the upcoming year. Hedge Funds. An alternative investment vehicle only available to sophisticated investors such as institutions and individuals with significant assets that is designed to protect investment portfolios from market uncertainty, while seeking positive returns in both up and down markets. Polar Capital European Forager Fund Limited. An exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands under registration number CR-125904 with limited liability. It is an open ended investment company that is registered as a regulated mutual fund with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve positive absolute returns in each calendar year, irrespective of overall equity market conditions by investing predominantly in small capitalization European equity securities. Open Ended Investment Companies (OEIC) A type of company that allows investors to collectively pool together money to invest in various opportunities. As money is invested, shares are created. When a shareholder requests to sell shares, that money is then redeemed. The value of a share varies with the value of the OEIC's net portfolio value (NPV). It is most often used in the United Kingdom. In the United States it is referred to as an open-ended mutual fund. Polar Capital Funds plc. An umbrella fund company with variable capital and segregated liability between funds, incorporated with limited liability under the laws of Ireland with registered number 348391, and authorized in Ireland as an investment company pursuant to the European Community’s Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, or UCITS, Regulations. The company is structured as an umbrella fund consists of a number of different funds, each fund representing a single portfolio of assets, with segregated liability between funds. Each fund may have more than one share class allocated to it. The funds are: Asian Stars Fund. Investment objective/strategy: is to achieve long term capital growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a broad range of shares from companies domiciled in developed and developing (emerging market) Asian countries, or from companies which generate a significant amount of their business from these countries. Artificial Intelligence Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long term capital appreciation by primarily investing in a diversified portfolio of global equity securities which may be listed or traded on a Regulated Market. Biotechnology Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of biotechnology companies. China Stars Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long term capital growth by primarily investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities and equity related securities of, or relating to companies, which are domiciled, or exercise the predominant part of their economic activity, in The Peoples’ Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (together ‘Greater China’). Emerging Market Stars Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of emerging market companies. Emerging Market ex-China Stars Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to
achieve long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of emerging market companies, excluding China. European Ex UK Income Fund. Investment objective/strategy: is to deliver strong, long-term risk-adjusted returns to achieve both income and capital growth by investing in companies that are incorporated, headquartered, or exercise a significant part of their economic activities (greater than 20%) in European markets/countries (excluding the United Kingdom). Financial Opportunities Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long term capital growth by investing in globally diversified portfolio of financial sector stocks. Global Absolute Return Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to deliver capital growth over rolling 12 month periods, in all market conditions. Global Convertible Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to generate positive returns with low volatility through a variety of investment and trading strategies, primarily in the global convertible market. Global Insurance Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve capital growth through investment in companies operating in the international insurance sector. Global Technology Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve above average capital growth by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of technology companies. Healthcare Blue Chip Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of healthcare companies. Healthcare Discovery Fund. Investment objective/strategy: The Fund aims to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of healthcare companies. Healthcare Opportunities Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to preserve capital and achieve long term capital appreciation by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of healthcare companies. Income Opportunities Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to provide an attractive level of income together with capital growth by investing primarily in the equity, debt and other securities of financial companies worldwide. Japan Value Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in the shares of companies, or companies that generate a significant amount of their business in Japan. Taking a ‘value’ approach, investing in large, medium and small capitalisation companies. North American Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long term capital appreciation by way of investing in a diversified portfolio of North American companies. Smart Energy Fund. Investment objective/ strategy: to provide long term capital growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a portfolio of companies worldwide that provide technological solutions and services targeting the decarbonisation of the global energy sector. Smart Mobility Fund. Investment objective/ strategy: to provide long term capital growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in a portfolio of companies worldwide that support, through their technology solutions and services, the decarbonization and transformation of the global transportation sector. UK Value Opportunities Fund. Investment objective/strategy: to achieve long term capital appreciation by primarily investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities listed in the UK. Datum One Series Trust (DOST) – Polar Capital Emerging Markets Stars Fund: is a mutual fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Trust’s investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth. It aims to achieve this by investing in a diversified portfolio of emerging markets companies. Datum One Series Trust (DOST) – Polar Capital Emerging Markets ex-China Stars Fund: is a mutual fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Trust’s investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth. It aims to achieve this by investing in a diversified portfolio of emerging markets companies, excluding China. Polar Capital Emerging Market Stars Trust: Is a Delaware Statutory Trust created under the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (the “Delaware Act”) by the Declaration of Trust on December 13, 2019. The Trust’s investment objective is to achieve long term capital growth. It aims to achieve this by investing in a diversified portfolio of emerging market companies. In addition, Polar Capital advises three closed-end investment companies whose shares are listed on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange. Shares in these funds have not been offered by Polar Capital or its affiliates directly or indirectly to U.S. persons. In addition, the Investment Adviser serves as the investment adviser with discretionary trading authority and also provides discretionary advisory services to separately managed accounts (the "Managed Accounts"). As used herein, the term "client" generally refers to each Fund and each beneficial owner of a Managed Account. This Brochure generally includes information about the Polar Capital LLP and its relationships with its clients and affiliates. While much of this Brochure applies to all such clients and affiliates, certain information included herein applies to specific clients or affiliates only. This Brochure does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Persons reviewing this Brochure should not construe this as an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of any of the Funds described herein. Any such offer or solicitation will be made only by means of a confidential private placement memorandum. C. Assets under Management. Polar Capital’s discretionary assets under management for all clients as of March 31 2023, aggregated U.S. $25,144m, held in 40 Polar Funds and separately managed accounts (SMAs).